twæman

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtwæːmɑn/

Verb

twǣman

  1. to divide, separate, part
  2. to cause dissent among

Conjugation
Conjugation of twǣman (weak class 1)
infinitive twǣman tō twǣmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular twǣme twǣmde
2nd-person singular twǣmest twǣmdest
3rd-person singular twǣmeþ twǣmde
plural twǣmaþ twǣmdon
subjunctive present past
singular twǣme twǣmde
plural twǣmen twǣmden
imperative
singular twǣm
plural twǣmaþ
participle present past
twǣmende (ġe)twǣmed

Derived terms
  • ġetwǣman
  • twǣmendlīċe (“separately”)
  • twǣming f (“division, separation, distinction”)
  • tōtwǣman (“to divide, dissociate, break apart”)

References
  • TWǢMAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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